Botswana to sign Tripartite Free Trade Area Agreement

January 26, 2018

The Tripartite Free Trade Area comprise of 26 countries from the three (3) Regional Economic Communities of COMESA, the EAC and SADC. The Tripartite Free Trade Area consists of a combined population of nearly 625 million people and a total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of approximately US$1.3 trillion, accounting for almost half the membership of the African Union and 60 percent of the Continent Gross Domestic Product.

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Topics: REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS (RTAS)

Regions: AFRICA

Authors: TRADE LAW CENTER

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